DOHA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The foreign ministers of China and Morocco vowed here Thursday to conduct all-round cooperation to advance a strategic partnership between the two countries.
Meeting on the sidelines of the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) in the Qatari capital, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Moroccan counterpart, Mbarka Bouaida, hailed the historic the establishment on Wednesday of the bilateral strategic partnership during Moroccan King Mohammed VI's visit in Beijing.
Wang said China and Morocco, a member of the Arab League and an important country in Africa, should take full advantage of the China-Arab Cooperation Forum and the China-Africa Cooperation Forum and implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, who oversaw the signing of 16 cooperation agreements in Beijing.
Bouaida, for her part, expressed the hope that Morocco would become an important destination for Chinese overseas investments, calling for stronger cooperation in such areas as agriculture, automobiles, and education.
The one-day CASCF ministerial meeting concluded Thursday with the attendance of over 200 representatives from China and 22 Arab states.